In a recent survey of mobile phone consumers, Nielsen reports that a majority of mobile phone purchases are now smartphones. Additionally, they included this nice graphic which charts a resurgence of Apple’s iPhone, which has been gaining market share in recent months in its ongoing competition with Google’s Android platform.
From the article:
Android continues to be the most popular smartphone operating system, with 38 percent of smartphone consumers owning Android devices. However, while Android also leads among those who recently purchased a new smartphone, it is the Apple iPhone that has shown the most growth in recent months.
via In US, Smartphones Now Majority of New Cellphone Purchases | Nielsen Wire
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